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BELA was my first girlfriend, but she left me for another woman.

Former Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Athol Trollip has emerged as ActionSA’s premier candidate for the Eastern Cape, marking the party’s debut in the national and provincial elections.

The Eastern Cape education department has slammed a Nelson Mandela Bay school for reportedly withholding report cards over unpaid fees.

The Eastern Cape education department was aiming to achieve a matric pass rate of 80% at the end of the year, MEC Fundile Gade said on Monday.

“Los ons onderwysers uit” — leave our teachers alone — this was the heart-wrenching call by pupils, some as young as five years old.

A company which erected a network tower at a school in Booysen Park has admitted to building the structure without the correct municipal approvals.

An advocacy group and civil society organisations are calling for the extension of the deadline for public comments on a bill that proposes allowing the sale and consumption of alcohol on school premises.

Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has defended his stance on the need to limit the powers of school governing bodies (SGBs) to decide on language policies and admissions.

There is nothing legally wrong with fining a teacher who assaulted a pupil R10 000 and allowing them to keep their jobs. In fact, it is the law, argues educators council.